About Us

Bob Benedict

CEO and Co-Founder

Bob has been working in technology since graduating from UC Davis as a Computer Science major over 20 years ago. Prior to founding Open Mountain, Bob was the VP of Development for NetBooks, a startup focused on small businesses from the creator of QuickBooks. Bob has worked in senior engineering management at many industry standouts including Adobe, Macromedia and Intuit. Before that, Bob worked at Arbor Software on the original development team that produced the first data warehouse Essbase OLAP Server®.

Bob is also a passionate writer, skier and soccer player. He hopes one day to pen the great American science fiction novel.

"Bob is one of the best in the business. He is very focused on delivering quality and being responsive to customer needs."

Mitsu Fisher, former VP of Sales, NetBooks

Tom Johnson

CTO and Co-Founder

Tom has more than 20 years of experience in the software industry, most recently as senior director of Ariba, where he led engineering for Ariba’s primary revenue generating product, Ariba Buyer. Previously, Tom held engineering and senior management roles at Arbor Software. Tom had responsibility for all client-side products and APIs for Essbase OLAP Server®, still the leading OLAP server on the market. Before that, he held various engineering roles for Hewlett-Packard. Tom earned an MS in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University and a BS in Computer Science and Math from UC Davis.

In his spare time, Tom enjoys participating in triathlons and long-distance running events. Tom is an Ironman™ triathlon finisher and multiple-time Boston marathon qualifier.

"Tom clearly knows his stuff, but more than that, he anticipates issues, manages pro-actively, and was 100% dedicated to making sure we shipped a great product, rather than just checking boxes on a scope sheet."

Sheridan Hitchens, VP Marketing, Brightstorm